Sec. 29-32 (Landscaping)

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• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. uses in buffer

  No buildings, structures, storage of materials, or parking shall be permitted within a buffer area.

• Required buffer screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  Plants should be sufficiently large and planted in such a fashion that a year-round screen at least six (6) feet in height shall be produced within one (1) growing season.

• Required buffer width15 ft

  A landscape buffer area shall be required where a commercially zoned development abuts a residential zoning district, or where multi-family residential development abuts any property zoned R-1 or R-2. In the above conditions, a buffer strip fifteen (15) feet in width shall be required.

• Minimum shrub size12 in

  Shrubs: Twelve-inch spread or height

• Minimum tree caliper1 in

  Deciduous shade trees: One-inch caliper

• Interior parking lot tree ratio12 spaces per tree

  All parking lots of thirty (30) or more spaces shall contain within the interior of the parking lot not less than one (1) tree for every twelve (12) continuous parking spaces or fraction thereof.

• Parking lot landscape strip width5 ft

  Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a property line not common with the right-of-way of a street, a landscaping strip of five (5) feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line.

• Parking lot tree spacing40 ft

  A minimum of one (1) tree for each forty (40) feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip.

• Areas requiring screening

  Large waste receptacles (dumpsters) and refuse collection points... Loading and service areas... Outdoor storage areas... Ground-based utility equipment with size in excess of twelve (12) cubic feet... Ground level mechanical units